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Jason Kurtz Obituary
Jason Kurtz, 33, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at home, surrounded by those who loved him and by those whom he loved, after four years of "kicking cancer's butt" in Jason's words.
Mr. Kurtz was born March 1, 1974, in Bloomington, Ill., to Carolyn and Larry Kurtz. He joined Flagstaff Medical Center as an LPN in 1998. He was accepted into the RN new graduate program on 3 South in 2002. He was promoted to 3-S clinical coordinator in 2004. He was well-loved and respected by his coworkers and teammates. Mr. Kurtz, who had RN, BSN and CMSRN designations, was awarded the Nurse of the Year Leadership Award at FMC, and he was then nominated for the March of Dimes Nursing Leadership award, where he was honored for his achievements. In April 2006, he was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks to throw out the first pitch of the season.
He was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed halibut fishing in Alaska, hunting and skiing. His smile, sense of humor and the mutual respect and compassion he showed others will be deeply missed.
Mr. Kurtz is survived by his loving wife and soul mate, Dawn M. Kurtz; parents Carolyn Kurtz of Tucson and Larry Kurtz of Colorado; maternal grandparents Alex and Agnes Iwaszuk of Sun City West; brothers Douglas (Crystal) Kurtz of Tucson and Darren (Natasha) Kurtz of Siberia, Russia; his guardian angel Susan Eubanks of Flagstaff; bone marrow donor and giver of life Daria Gashler of Yonkers, N.Y.; his loving in-laws, nieces and nephews; and by his loving best canine friends, Gracie and Charley.
Visitation will be Friday, 4 to 6 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m., at Lozano's Flagstaff Mortuary, 2545 N. Fourth St., in Flagstaff. Funeral Mass will be Saturday, at 10 a.m., at Nativity Catholic Church, 16 W. Cherry Ave., in Flagstaff.
The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the Heifer Foundation International, P.O. Box 8058, Little Rock, AR, 72203-8058, http://www.heiferfoundation.org">www.heiferfoundation.org or any micro loan charity.
Condolences may be sent to the family at http://www.flagstaffmortuary.com">www.flagstaffmortuary.com.
Arrangements are by Lozano's Flagstaff Mortuary.
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